[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E792-E793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  KINGWOOD PARK BASEBALL--STATE BOUND

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Kingwood Park Panthers are heading 
to the Texas UIL State 5A Baseball Championship for the first time in 
program history. It was a resounding game 3 win over Tomball Memorial 
this past weekend in College Station that sealed the Region III 
Championship. They will head to Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, 
Texas to face off the V.R. Eaton Eagles this Thursday.
  Coach Bruce Cox came to Kingwood Park 5 years ago talking about 
playing at the Dell Diamond. He has had faith in his community since 
day one and has pushed the team to play like every game is a 
championship game. Coach Cox started out this season by intentionally 
scheduling five games against 6A schools ranked in the top 25 in the 
state. 12 of the 15 out-of-district games were against 6A teams. Coach 
Cox knew that the Panthers would quickly learn to handle the 
competition, and it certainly paid off. The Panthers have played this 
entire season with heart, grit, and respect for the game.
  Kingwood Park senior Bryson Jackson has signed to play both football 
and baseball for

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Texas Christian University. Jackson had the chance to enroll early and 
start practicing with the football team in Fort Worth, but instead 
decided to stay to help the Panthers make history. It was Bryson 
Jackson that hit a three-run home run against Tomball Memorial that 
clinched the team's trip to State.
  It's been a tough season for the Panthers with many tough opponents. 
One of the tougher games was against Santa Fe High School; just over 24 
hours after 10 lives were lost at Santa Fe High School. The Kingwood 
Park Panthers stepped off the bus wearing ``Santa Fe Strong'' warm-up 
shirts. After the game, the Panthers presented the shirts to the Santa 
Fe players after every player hugged the entire team. It was an 
emotional game that meant so much more than baseball. One of the 
Panthers, Jason Rendon, said ``We played the strongest team in Texas, 
and now we play for them.''
  No matter what the outcome of this weekend might be, these boys have 
shown true class and have represented the Kingwood community well. So 
this weekend, head to the Dell Diamond and support the Kingwood Park 
Panthers as they fight for the State Championship title.
  And that's just the way it is.

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